Rarity of TLR4 Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile polymorphisms in the Korean population.

abstract：:Klinefelter's syndrome is one of the most common forms of primary hypogonadism and infertility in males. It is characterized by small and firm testes, gynecomastia, azoospermia, and an elevated gonadotropin level. The frequencies of diabetes mellitus, breast cancer, and germ cell neoplasia increases in Klinefelter's s...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Park JS,Kim CS,Nam JY,Kim DM,Yoon SJ,Ahn CW,Cha BS,Lim SK,Kim KR,Lee HC,Huh KB

更新日期：2004-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the masturbatory experiences and other sexual activities of young Korean males in military service. The actual status of masturbation and its relationship to sexual activity questionnaire. A total of 1,212 young males among military personnel in Korea were interviewed with sexuality questionnaires ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi YJ,Lee WH,Rha KH,Xin ZC,Choi YD,Choi HK

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hyperoxia has the chief biological effect of cell death. We have previously reported that cathepsin B (CB) is related to fetal alveolar type II cell (FATIIC) death and pretreatment of recombinant IL-10 (rIL-10) attenuates type II cell death during 65%-hyperoixa. In this study, we investigated what kinds of chan...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee HS,Kim CK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide a systematic review with meta-analysis for addressing the relationship between fecal bile acids (FBAs) and colorectal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Electronic databases were searched for all observational studies that examined the relationship between FBAs and colorectal cancer or adenoma, and calcu...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Tong JL,Ran ZH,Shen J,Fan GQ,Xiao SD

更新日期：2008-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:When ventilatory support becomes necessary in patients with acute respiratory failure, there is an associated increase in complications. We reviewed the charts of acute respiratory failure patients with the ventilatory support retrospectively who were admitted to the General Intensive Care Unit, Yonsei University Coll...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Koh SO,Kim JR

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines how the decision-making process evolved in Korea during the initial phases of introduction and implementation of National Health Insurance. This study analyses the official documents and interviews views made with government officials and related personnel. We used the method of network analysis an...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sohn M,Yu SH,Kim YH

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Data comparing the clinical benefits of medical treatment with those of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in an elderly population with angina pectoris are limited. Therefore, we evaluated the efficacy of elective PCI versus optimal medical treatment (OMT) in elderly patients (between 75 and 84 years old...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Won H,Her AY,Kim BK,Kim YH,Shin DH,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Kwon HM,Jang Y,Hong MK

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of ultra low molecular weight heparin (ULMWH) on glutamate induced apoptosis in rat cortical cells and to explore the possible mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cell viability was measured using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Apoptosis was first an...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yu TG,Zhang QZ,Zhang ZG,Wang WW,Ji SL,Du GH

更新日期：2008-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is independently associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the association of AF with advanced liver fibrosis, which is related to all-cause, cardiovascular, and liver-related mortality, has not been established in NAFLD patients. We aimed to...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang MK,Park JG,Kim MC

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent studies show positive association of early repolarization (ER) with the risk of life-threatening arrhythmias in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study was to investigate the relationships of ER with myocardial scarring and prognosis in patients with CAD. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Of 570 con...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee HY,Mun HS,Wi J,Uhm JS,Shim J,Kim JY,Pak HN,Lee MH,Joung B

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the authors had an opportunity to treat a 73-year-old male patient who was transferred to our institution with problematic multiple strictures of the anterior urethra subsequent to a suprapubic cystostomy. A proximal urethra was reconstructed with scrotal skin, but due to the shortage of distal skin, as a la...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi HK,Chang SK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:House dust mites are the most common cause of allergic sensitization in respiratory allergic patients in the world. Tyrophagus putrescentiae (TP), which was followed by Dermatophagoides farinae (DF) and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (DP), has been reported as the third most common house mite in Korea. We previously r...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Munhbayarlah S,Park JW,Ko SH,Ree HI,Hong CS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study examined 2-year outcome of consecutive therapy using entecavir (ETV) followed by telbivudine (LdT) in subjects with undetectable hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level and normal alanine aminotransferase level after the initial 6 months of ETV treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixty subjects were randomiz...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim DH,Choi JW,Seo JH,Cho YS,Won SY,Park BK,Jeon HH,Shin SY,Lee CK

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recurrence rate is considered a better measure of clinical outcomes after thymoma resection than overall survival due to the indolent behavior of thymomas. This study was designed to determine predictors of recurrence after thymoma resection. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A single-institution, retrospective study was ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Bae MK,Lee CY,Lee JG,Park IK,Kim DJ,Yang WI,Chung KY

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this thesis, Korean prisoners' health behavior and the characteristics of their medical utilization were surveyed and analysed. Because prisoners are inclined to be mediators of communicable diseases or unhealthy behaviors between prison institution and the outside world, health care for prisoners is directly relat...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sohn M,Park CY,Cho WH,Hur YJ,Yi SW

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein successful rigid bronchoscopy with preserved spontaneous breathing of a 54-day-old infant with tracheal web associated with previous ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair. We considered the use of dexmedetomidine in conjunction with intermittent ketamine from the following three clinical aspects. Fir...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee JS,Park SJ,Min KT

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic bacteria have increasingly been resisting to antimicrobial therapy. Recently, resistance problem has been relatively much worsened in Gram-negative bacilli. Acinetobacter spp. are typical nosocomial pathogens causing infections and high mortality, almost exclusively in compromised hospital patients. Acineto...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee K,Yong D,Jeong SH,Chong Y

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 25-month-old girl presented to us for the evaluation of a severe delayed psychomotor development who also has pigmentary abnormalities. Linear and whorled hyperpigmentations following Blaschko's lines were noticed on her entire body except on her face, palms, soles, eyes and mucous membranes, whi...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yim SY,Lee IY,Rah UW,Moon HW,Hahn SH,Lee ES,Yim HL

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Hemorrhage occurs through mucosal erosion from an abnormally dilated submucosal artery. Although Dieulafoy's lesion is usually located in the stomach, it may occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. We report here on a case of jejunal Dieulafoy...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim JK,Jo BJ,Lee KM,Sun JS,Won JH,Kim MW,Han JH

更新日期：2005-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the hemodynamic statuses of patients after partial closure of atrial septal defects with fenestration due to pulmonary hypertension. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventeen adult patients underwent partial atrial septal defect closure and follow-up cardiac catheterization. We analyzed hemodynamic data and...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Song J,Huh J,Lee SY,Kang IS,Lee CH,Lee C,Yang JH,Jun TG

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall prognosis of gastric cancer has gradually improved over the past decades with growing awareness of potential carcinogens, surveillance programs and early diagnosis, as well as advances in surgical techniques and multimodality treatments. Nevertheless, the outcome of advanced stage disease still remains poo...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee JH,Kim KM,Cheong JH,Noh SH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with metal stent placement has become a well-developed treatment modality for coronary stenotic lesions. Although infection involving implanted stents is rare, it can, however, occur with high morbidity and mortality. We describe herein a case of an inserted coronary sten...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lai CH,Lin YK,Lee WL,Chang WC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rarely noted in association with neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1, von Recklinghausen disease) as an individual gastrointestinal manifestation. We report here a case of multiple GISTs with an abundant skeinoid fiber in the jejunum of a 43-year-old woman diagnosed as NF-1. Histologi...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Joo M,Lee HK,Kim H,Kim MK,Chi JG

更新日期：2004-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance surveillance is necessary to determine the size of the problem and to guide empirical selection of antimicrobial agents for treating infected patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the results of susceptibility tests performed by hospitals participating in the Korean Nationwide Surveil...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee KW,Kim MY,Kang SH,Kang JO,Kim EC,Choi TY,Chong YS,Korean Nationwide Surveillance Of Antimicrobial Resistance Group.

更新日期：2003-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our study is performed to find out clinicopathlogic and immunohistochemical (IHC) characteristics of triple negative invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), as has been demonstrated in their invasive ductal counterparts. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective analysis of variable clinicopathlogic parameters and IHC sta...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Koo JS,Jung W

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of polymer-free drug-coated BioFreedom stent implantation in comparison to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) before major noncardiac surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a multicenter registry, 55 patients required revascularization before major noncar...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim K,Kim C,Kim BK,Jang JY,Her AY,Kim S,Hong SJ,Ahn CM,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Hong MK,Jang Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) is the protein component of telomerase and combined with an RNA molecule, telomerase RNA component, forms the telomerase enzyme responsible for telomere elongation. Telomerase is essential for maintaining telomere length from replicative attrition and thus contributes to the pre...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sung YH,Ali M,Lee HW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) in innate immune cells play a pivotal role in the first line of host defense system. PRRs recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) or danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) to initiate and regulate innate and adaptive immune responses. PRRs include Toll-like r...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jeong E,Lee JY

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to compare the effects of ticagrelor and clopidogrel on early neointimal healing assessed with optical coherence tomography (OCT) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:AMI patients were randomly assigned to either ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim C,Kim BK,Hong SJ,Ahn CM,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Hong MK,Jang Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a new alignment technique. Kinematic alignment corrects arthritic deformity to the patient's constitutional alignment in order to position the femoral and tibial components, as well as to restore the knee's natural tibial-femoral articular surface, alignment, and ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim KK,Howell SM,Won YY

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00